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Cooking in Ghanaian homes sparks “slavery” debate

Cooking is an essential activity in African homes especially in marriages, bringing families together around a table and getting served with delicacies that are cherished by all.

Buhari signs order to boost local production

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed an executive order on Monday aimed at boosting the domestic production of goods and creating jobs in science, technology and engineering in the west African country.

The Ghanaian sisters projecting Muslim fashion

Two sisters in Ghana are creating Islamic-friendly fashion from the locally produced fabrics that are wildly popular across west Africa.

Nigeria’s Lagos state gets special courts for sexual offences

The Nigerian state of Lagos has announced the setting up of special courts that will deal solely with sexual offences and corruption cases.

Barrow claims fixing Gambia is ‘like carrying a mountain’

The president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow has described the fixing of the country’s ailing economy as being "like carrying a mountain" a little over year since he took over from former leader Yahya Jammeh.

Rihanna not wanted in Senegal over ‘Illuminati’ tag

Popular singer Rihanna has been declared a persona non grata in Senegal as religious groupings there express displeasure over her intended visit to the West African nation.

Nigeria: Lassa fever kills at least 21

Twenty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Wednesday, in the latest outbreak in Africa's most populous nation.

Niger: 2 soldiers die fighting off ‘Boko Haram raid’

At least two soldiers were killed overnight while fighting off an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in southeast Niger, a source in the security forces said on Tuesday.

Nigerian air force strike kills many villagers

Nigeria’s air force killed at least 35 people in attacks on villages in the northeastern state of Adamawa in December, Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.

Liberia: Weah slashes his salary to help a “broke” country

The President of Liberia George Weah on Monday announced a slash in his salary by 25 percent to help fix a country he described as “broke”.

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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